I havebeenready to give an answer to those who did not makeprayer to me; I havebeenofferingmyself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nationwhichgave no respect to my name.

For theirsins and the sins of theirfathers, who wereburningperfumes on the mountains, and sayingevilthingsagainst me on the hills: so I willtake the measure of theirsins, and willsend the punishment for themintotheirbreast.

This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not senddestruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in orderthat I may not put an end to them all.

And I willtake a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who willhave my mountains for a heritage: and the people I havetaken to be minewillhave it for themselves, and my servantswillhavetheirresting-placethere.

Yourfatewill be the sword, and you will all go down to death: becausewhen my voicecame to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiringwhat was not pleasing to me.

So that he who is requesting a blessingwillmake use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oathwill do so by the true God;because the pasttroubles are gone out of mind, and becausethey are coveredfrom my eyes.

No longerwillthere be there a childwhosedays are cut short, or an old man whosedayshave not come to theirfullmeasure: for the young man at his deathwill be a hundredyears old, and he whoselife is shorterthan a hundredyearswillseem as one cursed.

Theywill no longer be building for the use of others, or planting for others to have the fruit: for the days of my peoplewill be like the days of a tree, and my lovedoneswillhave joy in fullmeasure in the work of theirhands.

The wolf and the lambwilltaketheirfoodtogether, and the lionwillmake a meal of grasslike the ox: but dustwill be the snake'sfood.Therewill be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holymountain, says the Lord.